Articles
Altitude Adjustment
15 May, 2013, Alan Pierce
Within a country largely unfamiliar with the world of wine, success for the Bolivian wine industry may depend on reinventing Bolivian culture itself. Photo: Alan Pierce ‘I don’t care for wine, but many people who come here do’. Fresh off the airplane, and flush with an eager journalistic naiveté to ...
Much Ado About Potatoes
15 May, 2013, Mauro Scrafton
Mauro Scrafton isn’t too impressed by potatoes, believing they look dull, taste bland, and have underwhelming nutritional properties. Will the pride and insistence of locals win him over? Potatoes might just be the most boring food on the planet. They taste bland, look uninspiring and have pitiful nutritional properties. As ...
The Golden Grain of the Andes
15 May, 2013, Floren Scrafton
Quinoa Under The Microscope Photo: Floren Scrafton Quinoa, the grain-like 'pseudocereal' and sacred grain of the Incas has been a key food in Andean diet since 3000 BC. Its status as the mother of all grains was suppressed during the early Spanish colonial rule; relegated to being a food product ...
Life As A Trout
15 May, 2013, Sophia Howe
Photo: Michael Dunn Caceres My late Grandfather, George Howe, was a keen fisherman. He dedicated his weekends to sitting in whatever English weather came his way to provide my family and I with Saturday-night trout. He kept a small pond in his garden to make his retired life pleasurable, despite ...
Dawn Till Dusk At Mercado Rodriguez
15 May, 2013, Ana Ryan Flinn
A Photo Essay Este gigantesco mercado, con reminiscencias de incendio, de sueño y de pesadilla, con tenebrosos contornos y con espesas humaredas, puede decirse que es único en su clase: no tiene igual en Bolivia, y puede afirmarse que es practicamente una institución [...] Si alguien puede arrogarse con pleno ...
Super Sweet Fifteen
15 May, 2013, Felicia Lloyd
Chicas in Bolivia don't have a super sweet sixteen, they have a super sweet fifteen. There are other grand events such as weddings and 'prestes' where the large and idiosyncratic catering industry shows off its best cakes, canapés and treats. Fliss's job is to visit some of these firms, and ...
Why Didn't the McChicken Cross the Road?
15 May, 2013, Robert Noyes
McDonald’s shut its doors in Bolivia in 2002. Theories are conspiracies are abound for its demise and eventual departure. In the latest turn of events, other iconic US chains are knocking on the country’s doors. Could this signal a return of the Golden Arches? Illustration: Ana Ryan Flinn On average, ...
Eat, Chew, Love
15 May, 2013, Jonathan Coubrough
Photo: Jonathan Coubrough With the historical exceptions of Coca-Cola and the heavily regulated pharmaceutical industry, the use and consumption of coca outside of South America is generally illegal. This is due to an alkaloid which can be obtained from the plant: cocaine. But, after seeing the huge cultural significance of ...
Food Reviews
15 May, 2013, Sophia Howe, Alan Pierce, Robert Noyes
Pronto Delicatessen by Alan Pierce Photo: Alan Pierce Initiation to Pronto Dalicatessen’s Italian fusion is like getting back together with an old flame. The culinary experience sparks an effortless mix of the familiar, paired with the unexpected pleasure of the totally unexpected. The Italian purist in me quivered at traditional ...
Gustu: A New Flavour in Town
14 May, 2013, Amaru Villanueva Rance
Photo: Nick Ballon Dinner is booked for two for Friday at 7 p.m. at the latest haute cuisine establishment in town. Come to think of it, it's not just the latest, but arguably the only restaurant to truly belong in this category in La Paz. Of course, there's La Suisse, ...